Louis Vulliemin
Swiss theologian and historian From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Swiss theologian and historian From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Louis Vulliemin (7 September 1797, in Yverdon-les-Bains – 10 August 1879, in Lausanne) was a Swiss theologian and historian.
He was educated at Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi's institute in Yverdon, then studied theology at the Academy of Lausanne, being ordained as a pastor in 1821. Later on, he was honorary professor of history, philosophy and literature at the Academy (1837–79). From 1847 to 1864 he was also a professor of theology to the faculty of the Free Evangelical Church in Lausanne.[1]
He was a founding member and first president of the Société d'histoire de la Suisse Romande (1837–55).[1]
With Charles Monnard, he published a French translation and continuation of Johann von Müller's Geschichten schweizerischer Eidgenossenschaft with the title Histoire de la Confédération suisse (18 volumes, 1837–51).[2] He also published an edition of Abraham Ruchat's Histoire de la Réformation de la Suisse (7 volumes, 1835–38).[3] Other noted works by Vulliemin are:
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